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The vapor also contains Propylene Glycol, the active ingredient in Febreze.
by kordless 13y ago
The vapor also contains Propylene Glycol, the active ingredient in Febreze.
- comrh 13y agoPG is also mostly nontoxic unless in large doses and isn't known to cause cancer. I don't see any point in it being an active ingredient in Febreze though...
- evilduck 13y agoThis sounds like scaremongering. PG is in tons of products, including toothpastes, beers and boxed cake mixes. Also, PG isn't really an "active ingredient", it's usually just a thickener or carrier.
- dubfan 13y agoI'm waiting for someone to mention that it contains dihydrogen monoxide. It kills thousands every year!
- kordless 13y agoAs I pointed out above, you are bringing the negative context to this, not me. Fearmongering requires intent. I'm flatly stating that was not my intent, no matter your interpretation.
- nucleardog 13y agoThe vapour is primarily/exclusively propylene glycol. Stating that it's the active ingredient in a household cleaner is a bit disingenious, I think. Propylene Glycol is considered "GRAS" (generally recognized as safe) by the FDA. It is used as a solvent, as well as in aircraft de-icing fluid... As well as a food additive, in beauty product applications, and as part of many pharmaceuticals for drugs which are insoluble in water. Including in injectable drugs. (Yes, you can mainline this stuff.) It's safe to eat and inject, it's non-irritating to skin, in rat studies where rats were fed as much as 5% PG in their food for 104 weeks no ill effects were observed. It shows no evidence of being a carcinogen or genotoxic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol#Humans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol#Humans
- kordless 13y agoYou are making blaming statements by saying my statement is disingenuous. My statement is fair given that the vapor is not 'water vapor' as claimed above. It could also be considered supportive given it's in a popular AIR FRESHENER that is approved for US use. Further, I'm a daily e-cig user, so I'm definitely not against it. You and evilduck brought the negative context to my comment - not me. Vote accordingly.
- freehunter 13y agoBullshit. What's the point of bringing up that it's used on Febreeze rather than the medical or food-based usages? Your point was very clearly intended to scare people because it's used in cleaning products.
- kordless 13y agoMore blaming statements. My point has already been explained by saying what my intent was - to illustrate there was more than water vapor in the juice (true) and that ingredient was in something we use as an air freshener (also true). If you chose to not believe me, that's on you - I don't fucking care one way or the other. BTW, my wife pointed out to me yesterday that Febreze is not on the aisle with cleaning products at the market - they are located on the fragrance aisle with candles. Here's a link at Walmart showing the same logic: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Febreze-Air-Effects-Linen-Sky-Air-Freshener-2-Count-9.7-oz-each/14711744 http://www.walmart.com/ip/Febreze-Air-Effects-Linen-Sky-Air-.... It's categorized as an air freshener. Febreze is evidently not considered a cleaning product by those who sell it.
- jlgreco 13y agoIf we are going to ban e-cig use indoors because they aerosolize propylene glycol, then we better be banning Febreze too. I don't think P&G will be very happy to hear about that.
- dandelany 13y agoHydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin is the active ingredient in Febreze. Glycol is just a (non-toxic, non-carcinogenic) carrier.
- kordless 13y agoOK, but PG is evidently a germ killer: http://jem.rupress.org/content/78/5/387 http://jem.rupress.org/content/78/5/387 Edit: no 'also'.